Too Many Fire Law Headlines

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Posted by: Curt Varone 2 days ago 0

It is one of those days at Fire Law, where there are simply too many headlines to follow them all. So take your pick. Will it be:

The Everett, Washington firefighters that drove a drunk homeless man out of town and left him.
Or the Hartford lieutenant who assaulted a captain at a fire scene apparently because the captain disrespected him.
Or the Oregon firefighter who is charged with sexually assaulting a colleague while training last year in Texas
Or whether CalFire is obligated to pay the PSOBP benefits to contract firefighter-pilots who where killed in air-tanker crashes.
Or the imminent ruling of a West Virginia judge in the wrongful death suit against a volunteer fire department in a natural gas explosion case.

I have been busy in Atlanta at FRI this week, but fortunately Dave Statter has been diligently following the fire law headlines. Thanks Dave!!!!

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Curt Varone has over 40 years of fire service experience and 30 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.